Chinese Accordion Dragon Puppet
Our Chinese Accordion Dragon puppet was a huge hit for our Chinese Art Summer Camp kids. They loved decorating their own dragon, naming their dragon, and creating special powers!
Materials:
Markers
Scissors
Long strips of
construction paper
Tape
Straws
1) Pass
out the dragon’s head and tail templates, markers, and scissors to all the
students
2) Have
students color the head and tail (see template at the bottom)
3) After
the student finishes coloring, have the student cut out the head and tail
4) Have
students write their name on the back of the head and tail
5) Let
the student choose two long strips of construction paper
6) Demonstrate
to the student the accordion fold for the body
7) Take
the ends of each strip and connect the corner so the strips make a right angle
or L shape
9) Take the other color strip and fold over
the top
13) Attach the head on the other end of the
accordion fold with tape (Make sure the head and tail face the same way)
15) Have the student tape one straw on the head with the flexible part on the bottom
16) Have the student tape the other straw on
the tail with the flexible part on the bottom
Dragon head template: http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5255/5414176511_20f10a1300_b.jpg
Dragon tail template: http://www.soentpiet.com/images/craft_ideas/last_1774_cc_tail_4.pdf